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Faye Swetlik vanished from her yard on Monday

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Body of Faye Swetlik found; man found dead in same neighborhood, chief says

Faye Swetlik vanished from her yard on Monday

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WHAT HAPPENED, WHEN A DRIVER JUST MISSED THE WHOLE THING. I AM SO SORRY, PRAYERS IS OUT WITH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY, THAT POOR BABY GIRL I AM SO SORRY. >> SHE WAS AN INNOCENT PERSON, AND INNOCENT KID SHE HAD HER WHOLE LIFE A HEAD OF HER. SO IT’S STILL IT’S SAD. IT’LL BE ON MY MIND FOR AWHILE. >> A TRAGIC END TO A THREE DAY SEARCH FOR A MIDLANDS GIRL. SHE VANISHED FROM HER FRONT YARD IN CAYCE. FAYE SWETLIK WAS 6-YEARS-OLD. AUTHORITIES FOUND HER BO AROUND 11:00 THIS MORNING IN THE CHURCH HILL HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD. THAT’S WHERE SHE LIVED. A MAN’S BODY WAS ALSO FOUND IN THE SAME NEIGHBORHOOD. >> TONIGHT, NO WORD ON THAT MAN’S IDENTITY. POLICE HAVE NOT SAID IF THE TWO CASES ARE CONNECTED. WE’VE LEARNED TONIGHT AN AUTOPSY IS SCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY AT MUSC IN CHARLESTON. FAYE VANISHED FROM HER YARD IN CAYCE MONDAY AFTERNOON. THIS IS SOUTHWEST OF COLUMBIA. SHE WAS SEEN GETTING OFF THE SCHOOL BUS. ABOUT AN HOUR LATER, HER FAMILY SAID SHE WAS SEEN IN HER YARD. THAT IS THE LAST TIME THE FAMILY SAW FAYE ALIVE. IN CAYCE TONIGHT, PEOPLE GATHERED, TO GRIEVE. >> SOMETIMES THERE AREN’T REASONS OR ANSWERS FOR THINGS WE JUST TRUST IN A GOD THAT LOVES US AND WANTS THE BEST FOR US. AND THAT TO KNOW THAT SOME HOW EVEN A TERRIBLE SITUATION LIKE THIS, ULTIMATELY, GOD’ LOVE IS GOING TO WIN OUT. THE HOPE THAT WE HAVE IS THAT NONE OF THIS HAPPENED. >> AUTHORITIES SAY THE INVESTIGATION INTO FAYE’S DEATH AS WELL AS THE MAN’S DEATH IS IN THE EARLY STAGES. WE WILL CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THIS STORY AND BRING YOU THE LATEST AS IT COMES IN ON THE AIR AND ACROSS ALL PLATFORMS

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Body of Faye Swetlik found; man found dead in same neighborhood, chief says

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Faye Swetlik, the missing 6-year-old in Cayce, South Carolina, has been found dead, according to Chief Byron Snellgrove, of the Cayce Department of Public Safety. Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher said Faye's body was found at about 11 a.m. Thursday.Fisher said Faye's body was found in the Churchill Heights neighborhood where she resided and was last seen playing outside Monday afternoon.According to the coroner, an autopsy will be conducted on Saturday at MUSC in Charleston.(Watch below: Officials announce that Faye's body and a man's body have been found)Snellgrove said investigators are treating the case as a homicide. A man has also been found dead in the Churchill Heights neighborhood where Faye was last seen, Snellgrove said. He said that investigation is just beginning. Faye vanished from her front yard Monday. Her family told police that she got off the school bus at her regular stop and made it home safely. The family noticed she was missing about 3:30 p.m. and called police by 5 p.m., police said. Lexington School District 2 released the following statement Thursday afternoon regarding Faye’s death:"We are heart-broken with news of the death of Faye Swetlik, a first-grade student at Springdale Elementary, who went missing earlier this week," the statement said. "When the school community experiences a tragedy like the loss of a child, it deeply affects all of us."Authorities have been searching for Faye in the neighborhood and beyond, including a landfill, since she was reported missing. There was an increased police presence in the neighborhood where she was last seen Thursday morning. Earlier Thursday, investigators were spotted going through trash cans set out in the neighborhood.Snellgrove confirmed her body had been found about 2 p.m. Thursday. Watch the Thursday morning news conference below:

CAYCE, S.C. —

Faye Swetlik, the missing 6-year-old in Cayce, South Carolina, has been found dead, according to Chief Byron Snellgrove, of the Cayce Department of Public Safety.

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher said Faye's body was found at about 11 a.m. Thursday.

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Fisher said Faye's body was found in the Churchill Heights neighborhood where she resided and was last seen playing outside Monday afternoon.

According to the coroner, an autopsy will be conducted on Saturday at MUSC in Charleston.

(Watch below: Officials announce that Faye's body and a man's body have been found)

Snellgrove said investigators are treating the case as a homicide.

A man has also been found dead in the Churchill Heights neighborhood where Faye was last seen, Snellgrove said. He said that investigation is just beginning.

Faye vanished from her front yard Monday. Her family told police that she got off the school bus at her regular stop and made it home safely. The family noticed she was missing about 3:30 p.m. and called police by 5 p.m., police said.

Lexington School District 2 released the following statement Thursday afternoon regarding Faye’s death:

"We are heart-broken with news of the death of Faye Swetlik, a first-grade student at Springdale Elementary, who went missing earlier this week," the statement said. "When the school community experiences a tragedy like the loss of a child, it deeply affects all of us."

Authorities have been searching for Faye in the neighborhood and beyond, including a landfill, since she was reported missing.

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There was an increased police presence in the neighborhood where she was last seen Thursday morning. Earlier Thursday, investigators were spotted going through trash cans set out in the neighborhood.